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What is this hole in lower yoke for?

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Sesman:
I can tell you Ted. I had a destructive tank slapper in 1979 of my 400 Four after hitting a pothole.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
So did it buckle a wheel ?

Sesman:
Nope, but It was sufficiently violent to throw me off. A week before the Manx GP too. Still made it though.

Laverda Dave:
I suffered a tank slapper on my 400/4 in the early 80’s. My bike was fully loaded with a top box and two fibreglass panniers. The bike also had a barn door of a Rickman fairing. I was traveling back from Birmingham on the M40 and overtook a car on the outside lane. As I was decelerating down from 80 back to 70 the bike went into such a violent tank slapper I went straight across three lanes and onto the hard shoulder. I managed to stay on and come to a stop but not a pleasant experience. On the bright side though it cleared my constipation 😁.

Johnny4428:

--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on December 26, 2022, 08:59:43 PM ---I suffered a tank slapper on my 400/4 in the early 80’s. My bike was fully loaded with a top box and two fibreglass panniers. The bike also had a barn door of a Rickman fairing. I was traveling back from Birmingham on the M40 and overtook a car on the outside lane. As I was decelerating down from 80 back to 70 the bike went into such a violent tank slapper I went straight across three lanes and onto the hard shoulder. I managed to stay on and come to a stop but not a pleasant experience. On the bright side though it cleared my constipation 😁.

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That could have been catastrophic! Luckily for you didnt need laxatives. Every cloud and all that.🤣🤣

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